ERAS® Society Guidelines and WHO Surgical Safety Checklist come together
ERAS® multidisciplinary teams can now leverage two tools in one (2 in 1) to improve perioperative care. This tool was created with 105 experts from 18 countries and includes ERAS® specific items as well as checklist items. It is not designed for use by all teams in all settings. It brings surgical teams together to […]
ERAS® QUALIFIED – SPITALZENTRUM OBERWALLIS, SWITZERLAND
The Colorectal team from Spitalzentrum Oberwallis became ERAS® Qualified on 2 December, 2022 through team work and dedication from all involved. The ERAS® Clinical Expert, Dr Björn Wellge and Dr Annika Schaffrin and ERAS® Coach Freya Brodersen from the ERAS® Center of Excellence, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg Eppendorf have supported them throughout the ERAS® implementation. We wish […]
PROTOCOL IS CREATING SHORTER HOSPITAL STAYS, LESS USE OF OPIOIDS, FEWER POST-SURGICAL INFECTIONS AND LOWER COSTS FOR PATIENTS
The recently ERAS® Qualified team of University Hospitals of Ohio, Cleveland, USA made national news for their work. “ERAS is a patient-centered and evidence-based approach to surgery that has reduced length of stay and costs, improved pain scores and quality and reduced narcotics use,” added Peter Pronovost, MD, PhD, Chief Quality and Clinical Transformation Officer […]
ERAS® QUALIFIED – University Hospitals of Ohio, Cleveland, USA
The colorectal surgery department of University Hospitals of Ohio, Cleveland, USA, lead by Dr Heather McMcFarland started their ERAS® Implementation Program in the midst of the pandemic and despite the challenges related thereto, they were able to master the implementation. Finally able to meet in person, they became ERAS® Qualified in connection with the ERAS® […]
Rasmus Waller appointed new CEO at Encare
Rasmus Waller has been appointed the new CEO of Encare. Prior to joining Encare, he served as a CCO for Platform24, the market-leading player of digital platforms for virtual healthcare. Rasmus Waller took office on August 25. Rasmus Waller started as the new CEO at Encare on August 25. Most recently, he served as […]
ERAS® QUALIFIED – MEDICA URUGUAYA CORP DE ASISTENCIA MÉDICA, URUGUAY
A second team of the Medica Uruguaya Corp de Asistencia Médica, Uruguay completed a Gynaecology implementation after a lot of hard work and determination and have now been ERAS® Qualified.They were trained by Prof Adrian Alvarez and Dr Uriel Fraidenraij of ERAS® Center of Excellence, University Hospital Italiano, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Encare has raised SEK 26 million to accelerate global expansion
Encare has raised SEK 26 million to accelerate global expansion Encare has raised SEK 26 million in an issue led by Sciety. The new capital will accelerate our international growth and further develop the web-based SaaS-solution that contributes to improving surgical outcomes. “We are happy to note the great interest in Encare, despite the difficult […]
Professor Olle Ljungqvist receives the international ISS/SIC Prize 2022 from the Société Internationale de Chirurgie
We are happy to announce that the former Chairman of the ERAS® Society, Professor Olle Ljungqvist, has been awarded the prestigious international ISS/SIC Prize 2022 from the Société Internationale de Chirurgie. The prize is awarded to the surgeon who’s published work has made most notable and useful contribution to Surgical Science. Professor Olle Ljungqvist and […]
ERAS®: How to comprehensively prepare a patient for surgery – how it is done in Uruguay
Dr. Marcelo Viola Malet, Vice President of ERAS® Latin America is engaged with spreading ERAS®; currently two institutions in Uruguay; Médica Uruguaya (MUCAM) and the Centro de Asistencia Médica del Oeste de Colonia (CAMOC), in Carmelo. Their work was recently presented at the ERAS® World Congress in Madrid, Spain showing that “in Uruguay hospitalization was […]
ERAS® QUALIFIED – ICESP – INSTITUTO DO CÂNCER DO ESTADO DE SAO PAULO, BRAZIL
The Colorectal Team of ICESP – Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo. Octávio Frias De Oliveira initially started their ERAS® Implementation Program in November of 2019. Throughout the pandemic and its challenges they have mastered and were ERAS® Qualified on June 20, 2022. They were trained by Prof Adrian Alvarez and Dr Uriel […]
